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Just like you, we’re obsessed with true crime. We’re also lifelong friends. And it’s this combination that drives our podcast. We tell true crime stories from their unexpected beginnings to their devastating ends, and dive deep into all the details you want to know about. We do intersperse the occasional humor and banter, and our listeners tell us it makes them feel like they’re hanging out with their friends. But, we never forget that we’re talking about real people and real families. Listen to a new episode every Tuesday!
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1In 1978, Mark Fair and Karla Brown were just starting their future together when they moved into a quaint bungalow together. They spent the weekend moving in their belongings, and Karla even took Monday off work to make their house a home. But their dream life was short lived. But it would take the tenacity of a police task force and the input of a fabled FBI profiler to finally find the truth.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Berkley, Michigan has a welcoming community and lives by the motto “where small town charm meets city living.” And just 10 years ago, Berkley was named one of the top 50 places to live in the U.S. by Money Magazine and was lauded for its low crime rate and strong sense of community. But just a decade prior, the gruesome slaying of a veteran shifted the perception of a warm and friendly community to one of suspicion and distrust. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
When her new boyfriend suggested a romantic weekend getaway, Charlene Leaser thought it sounded like the perfect way to end the summer. But to her horror, instead of fun and relaxation she found herself fighting for her life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In 1963, three young women – all in their early 20s and from affluent families – were sharing an apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side as they started their careers. But one humid August morning, two of the roommates met a horrific end. The gruesomeness of the crime scene and the notoriety of the families involved meant detectives throughout NYC’s five boroughs were called in for help. And it was the persistence of one detective that not only solved the case but also inspired the hit 1970s TV show Kojak.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In 1988, Bob and Donna Decker were living the American dream. They’d moved into their spacious house two years earlier and lived in an idyllic neighborhood that was comprised of one-acre estates and horse farms. But in an instant, their suburban dream was shattered when an unlocked door provided entry for a monster. And nothing would ever be the same again.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This is the true story behind the inspiration for the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” In the small town of Vidor, TX, Kathy Page’s body was found inside her car – 100 yards from home – nose down in a ditch. It was apparent from the beginning that it was staged… and a killer was on the loose. When the police were slow to act, Kathy’s father started putting up billboards, alleging a cover up and demanding answers.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
After a flight attendant's murder, her widower received a letter from a man that said he thought his mother had been killed by the same person who'd murdered his wife. The problem? Police at the time didn't see the connection. It would take a newly formed task force looking into unsolved homicides to crack the case wide open. And prove that the son's intuition had been right all along.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It was the first snow during the winter of 1957, and as a special treat 7-year-old Maria Ridulph and her best friend Kathy were given permission to play in the snow after dinner. But Maria never came home that night. And despite one of the most intensive missing persons searches in Illinois history, decades went by before a suspect was finally brought to trial.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
No one believes horror movies can happen in real life. No Freddys or Jasons will ever invade your dreams or terrorize you at camp. But what if they did?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
At first, Jessyca Mullenberg’s father wasn’t concerned when she was late arriving home. She was with someone he’d known for years who was also a teacher’s aide at his daughter’s school. But her mother – who was divorced from Jessyca’s dad – was frantic. Why?? Because the teacher’s aide had been stalking her daughter for years.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A night out with playing pool with friends led to the worst night of Jessica Cox's life. After her friends left the bar, she got a ride home from a guy she'd seen around the bars she and her friends frequented. But she wasn't aware of his extensive RAP sheet, nor did she know what he had planned.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It began on a scenic overlook in Scotland. Multiple parcels were seen trapped in the water under tree branches and dotting the landscape. And it ended with a newspaper headline that left its readers gobsmacked. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
After the deaths of their parents, seven siblings – ranging in age from their mid-teens to mid-20s – suddenly found themselves accountable to no one. The younger ones had free rein, choosing to crash on couches at either a family member’s house or with a friend. And then one went missing… without a trace.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It was the end of an era when society matron Bernice Novack, the former wife of Fontainebleau Hotel owner Ben Novack, passed away at the age of 86. Shockingly, her only child Ben Jr. – once known as the Prince of the Fontainebleau – was gone just three months later. Coincidence? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Every child should feel safe in their hometown, and 11-year-old Michelle Steele certainly did. She even walked two miles each way to her orthodontist appointments. But one day, she never made it home.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A young woman had a bright future ahead of her… until her body was found on the side of the road. In a small city where everyone knows everyone and gossip spreads at the speed of light, how do you get justice when the people involved don’t remember anything that happened on that fateful night?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A 911 call came in early on a Sunday morning to the Strongsville, OH Police Department reporting a horrific traffic accident. The investigation brought up some troubling questions… and detectives had to determine if it was really an accident, or something much more nefarious.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Just last month, quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the slaughter of the four Univ. of Idaho students in November 2022. Once he was sentenced to four terms of LWOP, the judge lifted the gag order, and this is an update on the new information revealed in police and court documents.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
A young woman called her sister with a cryptic story about being held captive in a dungeon of horror. When police freed her and searched the area where she was held captive... they realized she was not the only victim.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In 1986, the town of Birkenhead, England was rocked by the gruesome murder of 23 yo Diane Sindall. after she disappeared one night on the way home after running out of gas. A suspect was quickly located and within a year he was convicted and sentenced to prison. He never stopped protesting his innocence… and in 2025 DNA testing revealed the answer. Was he guilty or was he the victim of one of the longest miscarriages of justice in British history?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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